48 “Hear this, O house of Jacob,
Who are called by the name of Israel,
And have come forth from the wellsprings of Judah;
Who swear by the name of the Lord,
And make mention of the God of Israel,
But ^(A)not in truth or in righteousness;

^2 (A)And you shall swear, ‘The Lord lives,’
^(B)In truth, in ^[a]judgment, and in righteousness;
^(C)The nations shall bless themselves in Him,
And in Him they shall ^(D)glory.”

²⁶ Bless God in the congregations,
The Lord, from ^(A)the fountain of Israel.

^2 (A)Though they say, ‘As ^(B)the Lord lives,’
Surely they ^(C)swear falsely.”

^16 (A)So that he who blesses himself in the earth
Shall bless himself in the God of truth;
And ^(B)he who swears in the earth
Shall swear by the God of truth;
Because the former troubles are forgotten,
And because they are hidden from My eyes.

^23 (A)I have sworn by Myself;
The word has gone out of My mouth in righteousness,
And shall not return,
That to Me every ^(B)knee shall bow,
^(C)Every tongue shall take an oath.

²⁸ Then ^(A)Israel shall dwell in safety,
^(B)The fountain of Jacob ^(C)alone,
In a land of grain and new wine;
His ^(D)heavens shall also drop dew.